8-letter words containing e, p, i, l, t
- p-celtic — the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound became a p -sound. Welsh, Breton, Cornish, and Gaulish belong to P-Celtic.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
- palliate — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- parietal — Anatomy. of, relating to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
- partible — capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
- particle — a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence.
- pastille — a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- pc-tiles — (language) A visual programming language.
- pearlite — a volcanic glass in which concentric fractures impart a distinctive structure resembling masses of small spheroids, used as a plant growth medium.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pelmatic — of or relating to the sole of the foot
- penality — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- petaline — pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- petalite — a mineral, lithium aluminum silicate, Li(AlSi 4 O 1 0), occurring in colorless or white foliated masses: an important source of lithium.
- petaloid — having the form or appearance of a petal.
- petiolar — of, relating to, or growing from a petiole.
- petrillo — James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phyletic — of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
- phyllite — a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica.
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pileated — crested.
- pilewort — Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
- pillaret — a small pillar.
- pilotage — the process of directing the movement of a ship or aircraft by visual or electronic observations of recognizable landmarks.
- pintable — a pinball machine
- pisolite — limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- pistolet — a small gun
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pithlike — similar to pith
- pitiable — evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children.
- pitiless — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- pixelate — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixilate — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- plaister — plaster.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- plaudite — a request for applause following a show or production
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plentier — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- plotline — The plotline of a book, film, or play is its plot and the way in which it develops.
- plumbite — a substance containing lead oxide
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poetlike — resembling a poet